Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lady's thistle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables: la-dy's this-tle
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America

Synonyms

milk thistle Our Lady's mild thistle holy thistle blessed thistle Silybum marianum

Questions

What does lady's thistle mean?: tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America

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